Fu Dog – Day 104

These 3 Fu Dogs are made of fabric.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs are fans of the fabric arts? Luxurious fabrics are like oxygen for these 3!

Fu Dog – Day 103

This Fu Dog ring is by Amy Kahn Russell is made in China.

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Did you know that wearing a Fu Dog on your finger makes it safe to point? Your finger will be protected!

Fu Dog – Day 102

This Fu Dog puppet is by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that Fu Dog Puppets never get paper cuts? – Little known, but true!

Fu Dog – Day 101

This pair of Fu Dogs is about 7 inches tall by an unknown artist.


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Did you know that these Fu Dogs look like Tiki Idols? Well, maybe only to me.

Fu Dog – Day 100

This pair of Fu Dogs is porcelain, of the 17oo’s and by an unknown artist.

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Did you know a colorful pair of Fu Dogs is a happy pair of Fu Dogs? These are happy to have you around any time!

Fu Dog – Day 99

This Fu Dog is bronze, about 15 inches by 7 by 5, by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs can “change their appearance”? Neither did I – this one is very very strange; must be very very powerful too!

Fu Dog – Day 98

This pair of Fu Dogs are ceramic roof tiles of about the 19th century by an unknown artist and are about 1 foot in size.

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Did you know that bulbous eyes on a Fu Dog give it a greater field of vision? All the better to care for those they love!

Fu Dog – Day 97

This little Fu Dog is a seal in jade of about 1-2 inches in size by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs that top seals are always carved at the top of a longer stone (kind of like how an eraser is always at the top of a pencil’s shaft)? That makes such a Fu Dog very important!

Fu Dog – Day 96

This wooden pair of Fu Dogs are late 19th to early 20th century by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that sometimes a Fu Dog could hold an object that is not a cub and not a ball? These have a medallion or badge or some thing similar!

Fu Dog – Day 95

This little Fu Dog is of unknown artist.

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Did you know tiny Fu Dogs like this one are still effective guardians? Yes, they are!

Fu Dog – Day 94

This pair is brass, about 3 inches.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs like to have a pretty home too? This pair have a great looking box!

Fu Dog – Day 93

This Fu Dog is property of the J. M. Davenport collection and is about 2 inches in all dimensions.

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Did you know that stone seals (having an inscription on the bottom that when dipped in ink and pressed to paper represents the owner) are a favorite Fu Dog use? I don’t have one but would like one!

Fu Dog – Day 92

This Fu Dog is carved wood from the early to mid 1800s, about 10 inches by 6 by 6 and stamped by the artist.

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Did you know that wooden Fu Dogs are usually positioned in ways different from stone carved Fu Dogs? Tradition maybe.

Fu Dog – Day 91

These Fu Dogs are somewhere in Thailand I think.

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Did you know some places require so much guarding and good luck that you can never have too many Fu Dogs? I wonder what their names are – maybe Mike, Carol, Bobby, Cindy, Marsha, Greg….

Fu Dog – Day 90

This pair is at the gate of Tengboche monastery, Nepal.

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Did you know that even near the ‘top of the world’ there are Fu Dogs looking out? This pair are watching out near Mount Everest!

Fu Dog – Day 89

This Fu Dog is in Manila. It is of unknown gender and artist.

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Did you know that this Fu Dog is pulling double duty? Both a ball and a cub – and looking out for Plaza Sta Cruz too – !!

Fu Dog – Day 88

This stone Fu Dog is outside of little Potala Palace (somewhere in China, I think) and is female (since there is a cub under paw) by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that some Fu Dogs look like they’ve been to battle? This one is missing claws and possibly teeth, and it's bell – I think it has struggled mightily to protect its charge!

Fu Dog – Day 87

This pair of Fu Dogs are on a rooftop in Hong Kong, I think.

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Did you know that rooftop Fu Dogs have a birds eye view of trouble? It makes them able to keep troubling influences far far away!

Fu Dog – Day 86

These Fu Dogs are on Kinmen Island (between China and Taiwan), are of unknown artist, size, and gender.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs can and do guard the strangest things? This pair seem as vigilant as ever, warding off trouble!

Fu Dog – Day 85

These Fu Dogs are unknown.

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Did you know that a group of Fu Dogs could get together? This group looks like they’re about to enjoy a holiday!

Fu Dog – Day 84

This Fu Dog is in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is by an unknown artist, of unknown age and gender.

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Did you know that a Fu Dog can be just a regular guy, hanging out on the street? This one is sitting pretty with its friends!

Fu Dog – Day 83

This Fu Dog is on Enoshima Island in Japan, is of unknown artist, year, and gender.

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Did you know that animals also take advantage of a Fu Dog’s guardian nature? This cat is one lucky kitty!

Fu Dog – Day 82

This Fu Dog is from about the 1920s, carved in amethyst by an unknown artist is only inches tall/wide/deep.

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Did you know that some stones are harder than others to carve? I think amethyst is much harder than some – makes for a good indestructible guard!

Fu Dog – Day 81

This Fu Dog is in front of a restaurant on North Dale Mabry, Tampa FL.

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Did you know that a Fu Dog can have a happy go lucky attitude as well as a ball and a cub? This one exemplifies my outlook – you can have it all and be happy!

Fu Dog – Day 80

This pair of Fu Dogs are in mammoth tusk?! They are mere inches in tall/wide/deep by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs could be found in mammoth tusk? These were really well disguised but I’m glad the artist found them – I think pieces this small may be referred to as netsuke.

Fu Dog – Day 79

This pair of nickel plated Fu Dogs is of unknown artist and size.

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Did you know that shiny Fu Dogs are reflections of their surroundings? I can see myself, in them!

Fu Dog – Day 78

This Fu Dog is a wonderful tattoo!

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Did you know that having a tattoo of a Fu Dog allows you to always have its protection and good fortune at work for you? Yep, lucky indeed!

Fu Dog – Day 77

This Fu Dog is of unknown artist and gender and is located in Baogua Temple in Zhejiang China.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs have a fire on the inside? Ok, maybe this one is just red by nature!

Fu Dog – Day 76

This Fu Dog is in Mongolia in Ulaan Baatar, is of unknown artist, size, and gender.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs were so brightly colored and delicious looking in Mongolia? Well, this one is!

Fu Dog – Day 75

This pair of Fu Dogs is made of stone by an unknown artist and are about 37 x 24 x 11 inches.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs made of stone last a long time? Yes, these Fu Dogs maybe knew your great great great ancestor!

Fu Dog – Day 74

This Fu Dog is near Wat Dei Doh, Cambodia, by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that a Fu Dog never gets tired? This one looks like it has been on guard for decades!